Yarn cleaner



June 19, 1923. 1,459,135

A. ASHWORTH YARN CLEANER Filed Aug. 1921 2 sheets-sheet 1 June 19, 1923.v 1,459,135

A, ASHWORTH YARN CLEANER Filed Aug. 6. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 zen of the United States, residing Patented .lune 19, 1923.

AsA AsHwoE'rH. 0E SALAMANCA, NEW YORK.

YARN CLEANER.

Application led August 6, 1921. Serial No. 490,251.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, ASA ASHWORTH, a citiat the city of Salamanca, in the county of attaraugus and Statev of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Yarn Cleaners, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, i s 'a specification.

The-invention relates to devices for removing slubs, bad piecings, thickened portions, etc., from the yarn. Such thickened portions form bad imperfectionsV in the woven cloth if woven into the fabric.

The object of the improvement is to provide a simple and easily threaded yarnr cleaner which will invariably catch the slubs,

' bad piecings or other imperfections in the yarn,different sized openings being provided for different size threads so that the yarn" must be substantially uniform as to size in order to pass through the opening in the slub catcher, which is a fixed tubular openshowing,l the slub catchers on each side with ing as to its size so that it cannot be changed by the draw ofthe yarn, the entrance slot being preferably funnel o r Y-shaped at the mouthso that the yarn will enter freely;

' and the invention consists in the novel features and combinations hereinafter set forth and claimed.

@In .the drawings, Figure 1 is anv end elevationof the winding machine for the yarn,

the yarn broken on one side `by a slub enteringthe catcher. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the slub catcher mechanism showing the yarn as it passes through the same. 4- Fig. 3 is a sectional view at line 34-3 in,

Fig. 2 showing a rear elevation of the slub catcher with the closed or locked small yarn opening therethrough, the Y-shaped threading opening being turned away `from said yarn opening, thereby closing the same.

Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of the cleft ring; and Fig.` 5 is a sectional view of -said cleft ring at line 5 5 in F ig. 4 showing the construction and arrangement of said ring. Fig. 6 is ay front elevation of the grooved round central portion ofthe slub catcher; and Fi 7 is a sectional view of the same at line 7- in Fig. 3 showing the grooved 'opening for the yarn as itis drilled through the edge portion of the same so that when the outer ring is placed upon the same, it closes and perfects the shape of said yarn opening'yl'A ings thereon. Fig. 9 is a planview'of thehardened steel guide `plate for the yarnv v which is attached on the front of the'cen" tral grooved portion. Fig. 10 is a front elevation of the slub catcher head'mountedy upon the support bar, the 'outer ring being? turned'into the threading position and shwing the preferred semi-circular shape of said yarn openings; and Fig. 11 isa front eleva? r tion; and Fig. 12 isa side elevation ofthe split or expanding sleeve support for said? central grooved portion; and Fig.4 13` isa" side elevation of the conical headed eXpandf ing screw for attachingtheparts f the yarn i cleaner in the adjusted position. Fig. 1:4 is an elevation of enlarged segments of thezf outer ring 'and round .central portion show-"i ing the preferred: formation :of the periph--A eral half round hole for the yarn to draw? through,` and the entrance `to the same; and Fig. 15l is a similar view showingam'odi# fication of said hole for the yarn; 16"A is a sectional view of the central plate and guide plate attached thereto showing the` preferred manner of attaching or fastening the porcelaineyelets in said guide plate;

Like characters of reference refer to corresponding parts in theseveral views.-

' The numeral 15 designates the winding1 machine for the yarn which has the spoolvv holders and winding mechanism on opposite sides in .the'usual manner, Lexcept 'thatIl at-l tach the support bars 16 to the rack 17 Iat;v

eachlside soas to give said support'fbars 16 great rigidity asA they extend out from said rack` 17 and allow the operators to 'stand erect in piecing-up ends. l The support bars 1.6 'have the preferably porcelain guideand tension spools '181,at-7A tached thereon in line with 'the .slub catcher opening forthe yarn.; lThe outer end v19 of'.

each bar 16 is turned at an angle to supportf thereon the slub arresting mechanism 20, which consists of the ring plate 21which fits around the slotted orexpanding sleeve 22 to receive the expanding screw 22 for at tachment to the end 19 of the supportbar 16. The ring 21 is -providedwith a flange 23 to hold the outer severed ring 2tin po-` sition which rotatively fits around-said. cols"y lar 21.

Thering 24 has the Y-shaped cleft 25 therein for threading the yarn into the yarn hole or groove in the central ring` 21. The Y-shapedopening 25 is shaped so as toyinvariably guide the yarn into said opening without catching before entering the yarn hole. The ring 24 has the handle 26' for manually turning the* same, which handle is so placed as to automatically turn said ring 24 back to the'locking position and assists in holding the'same in said locking position. The ring 24 is also provided with the spaced stopl pins 27 which engage the opposite sides of'a stop pin 28y on the` angular end 29 of thesupport vb ar 16 to thereby limit `and guide .the rotative movement of the ring 24 SO vthatwhensaid ring is turnedby the han-V dle 26, it is accurately stopped with said Y-,shaped opening in exact position =over the Sletted. Opening tral` ri-ngportion 21.

`The central ring 214` has a plurality of Y drilled grooves or holes 29, 30,31, 32 and 33; across the periphery of the rear'portion of.y the central plate 21 with the slot extendingafrom said drilled openings-to the periphery of the flange 23, said. holes or openingsbeing drilled across the rear lportion of l though a, round opening as shown yin the modification in Fig-15 would servethe purpose, indeed; other 'shaped openings might be used, as for example a Vsha'pe' or dia'- mond shape, without. departing from `my inventionfsinc'e they wouldserve the-purpose in, vsizing `or caliperingf and cleaning" the yarn-f ftvis apparent that the constant draw of the: yarn- 34f`fthroug'hy the yarn hole *wears lupon" thev metal," hence aguide plate 35\with the 'numberf'of` preferably porcelain linedA notches "-42 provided for the yarn holes' which'is shown finethe present construction as live, is provided, which-plate-B is'at`r vtachedby means of suitablefscrews upon the face of theI plate 21 in alinement with the diiierent yarn `holes or grooves in said plate 2-1, saidk plate 35 beingmade' of extremely. hardened steel so that sa-idguide plate 35,l

Whichhas la'handle v36'forjturning the same and the `central platef21- in 'adjusting' said plate `to the opening'25, vwill last `for quite a lengthyperi'od of time, after which it can be renewed at'small costi rThe yarnfopenings Wear: 'smooth`v through constant passage of vthe yarnj The steelffbeing of'aboutglass hardness makes an'v almost ideal guide plate o theya'rnhole in thecenf' and provides means for the quick adjustment of the central ring 21. to the yarn hole of the required size.

It. is now apparent that the Y-shaped threaded. opening 25' can be turned `opposite the drilled opening or groove 29, 30, 31, 32er 33 according to the size of the yarn, said drilled openings being from about sixty-four thousandths of an inch for silk thread 'to about thirty-two thousandths `of an inch for coarse warp thread, the yarn holes in between being graded between these two maximum and minimum sizes thou h any desired sizeofy yarn hole maybe ma e without departing from my invention. 1

The ring 24 is freely `rotative upon the central ring21 which is firmly attached on the ends 19 so that said ringl can be manually4 turned` into alinement with the desired which the ring 24,*is-turned1to the locking' position asshown in Fig. 3, leaving theyarn in the desired ,size closed hole or drilled yarn opening` in position: on the :angular end19 of the support bar 16. Theninneredge 37 of the ring 24 is rounded" slightly,

as shown, so asy not to cut or .wearfupon' the yarn as it runs swiftly through the yarn cleaner, giving the yarn hole aslight *funnel* shape as shown in Fig. 7. f l It is now obvious that when a thickened portion or slub as shown 'at 38uin-1F ig.1'

attempts to pass through thesinall drilled hole of the correct size for'zthesize yarn,"

it will be instantly stopped and-the yarn 34 will breakdown as shownat -39, permit; ting-the operator to break out thesluborthickened portion and retie or draw a'N knot in the yarn, rethreading the slub arresten l andpassing the thread over the guidek spool 18 and-down around the porcelainfspoo'l or pulley 40 and thence lup to f the Winding"v mechanism 41. v 1 lThe preferred form of the drilled yarn hole 29, 30,31, 32V or 33 is shown in the ens larged view in Fig.' 14, which 'shows thejf Y-shaped guide slot25 in the"ringf24 and` the'same size-v slot 'through the lang`e`-23` ofthe round central ring21. The upper stop pin 27 Iis so place/din relation tether.

so as not to roughen the yarn as it passesy through or over they saine,y yet suf.cientlyvll angular to guide lthe yarn accurately @inl threading and passing the yarn through' combination yarn caliper'and cleaner. t'

The guide plate 3 5 is'prefera'bly "cut'awayV across a segment vof the under" sidekorf the same covering the guide notches lor grooves?,

42 and lined with the porcelain eyelets 42', which eyelets are sealed therein on the inner side of the same as shown in Fig. 16.

What is claimed as new is:

l. In combination with a rotatable member having a series of thread eyes and an inlet for each, a vitreous lining for each eye, and a rotatable lock having a thread passage movable onto and out of register With the inlets.

2. In combination with a support and a member having spaced thread eyes, and an inlet for each, means to rotatably mount the member on the support, a handle for the member to rotate same, and a lock for the inlets havinga thread passage adapted to register with a selected inlet.v

3. In combination with a support and a member having spaced thread eyes and an inlet for each, an eXpansible sleeve connected to the support and on which said member is rotatably mounted, a screw having a tapering head to expand the sleeve against the member t0 lock the latter against turning, and a movable thread lock for the eye inlets.

4. In combination with a support and a member having a series of thread eyes and an inlet for each, means between the member and support to rotatably connect the member to the support, a screw for locking the member against rotation, and a movable thread lock for the eye inlets.

5. In combination with a support, a circular plate rotatably connected to the support and having thread eyes with an inlet for each, and a `guide plate having notches removably and rigidlyy connected to a side face of the circular late with its notches alined with the eyes o the' first named plate.

6. In combination with a member having y y a series of guide eyes each provided with an inlet, a removable member connected to the first named member and having vitreous lined notches in register with said eyes and inlets thereof. l

7. In combination with a member having a series of guide eyes each provided with an inlet, means to rotatably mount said member and to hold same rigid and against rotation, a member having a series of notches each provided with a vitreous lining for register with the respective eyes and inlets thereof, andL means to removably and rigidly attach the second member to the first member.

8. In combination with a member lhaving a series of guide eyes each provided with an inlet, means to rotatably mount said member and t0 hold same rigid and against rotation, a member having a series of notches for register with the eyes of the rst member, a lock having a thread passage movable into and out of register with -a selected eye to open and close the inlet thereof, and a handle borne by each member to operate Same.

In testimony whereof I have aihxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ASA ASHWORTH.

Witnesses: f

HARRY G. AsHwoRTH, THEO. THOMAS-HAAG. 

